Wash-boiler



v T. P. TIMBY.

WASH BOILER Patented Apr. 18, 1882.

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WASH BOILER.

No. 256,766. Patented AprI 18,1882.

By kia' Aiffoney i UNITED STATES p THEODORE F. TIMBY,

PATENT OrrcrC OF ALMA, MIGHIGAN.

WASH-BOILER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 256,766, dated April 18, 1882.

Application filed February 15, 1852.

1" 0 all 'whom tt may conccrn in the county of Gratiot, Michigan, have invented a ne\v and useful Ilnprove mentin VVash- Boilers, of Which the following is a specitication.

The present invrntion relates to improvements in the construction of fountain Wash` boilers; and it cousists, first', in a clothes-recep taele of novl construction, adapted to stand on a table or other support while the clothes are being soaped and arranged therein and While the clean clothes are being' removed, and to co-operate with a suitable Wash-boilcr, which may be an ordinary boiler of proper di- -mensions-as a removable lining or fountain attachment the same construction adapting the fountain Water-passages to be readily and thoroughly washed or rlnsed; secondly, ill the combination of said clotllesreceptacle With a boiler fitted tllereto, and having fiaring sides to coact With a base-rim on the former, so as Vto Tender steam-tight the one loosejoint with-` out the aid of packingother than the water in the boilcr, and by the same lneans to prevent rattling, the said boilcr being,` adapted, moreover, to be used separately as a small tnb;

and, thirdly, in the combination of the afore-` .gitudina-l section through all.'

Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures.

A clothes-receptacle, O, is constructed according to my invention as follows: All opentopped vessel-like atub or pail-of proper shape and dimensions, is made of sheet metal, With a flat or dished bottom and flaringsides,

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y and is provided at or near its top with a han- Be it known that I, THEODORE F. TIMBY, a Vcitizeu of the United'States, residing at Alma,

dleorhandles, z, and lateral inlet-holes y, and at bottom With a central outlet-hole, m, and a Water-tra\p,w, thelatterattached externally. See: tionaljackets of sheet meta-l, stamped or otherwise shapcd, are attached eXternally, so as to form conduits i), Which tcrminate at said inlet-holes, andV by preference taper both in Width and in horizontal lengtll unto the latter. Said conduits extend upward from at or near the bottom of the said vessel or body of the clothesreceptacle, and there together may and -do by preference completely elnbl'acethe same. At this point a downtvardly-projecting imperforate Vbase-rim, 11, is attached to the outer lower ends, together with all the'space below the said bottom of the clothes-receptacle, and so as to support the Whole, With the said bottom suliiciently elevated to accommodate the dep'ending Watertrap w, and When the clothes- I'eceptacle is in the boilcr to form a steam and Water 'space of proper depth belleatll said bottom.

A special boilcr, B, Figs. 3 and 4, is made pre'erably of the customary sheet metals-tin and copper-With a flat or pitted bottom, as may be preferred, the same beingconstructed With slightly-flaring sides, and With the intersection t of said sides and the bottom of the boilcr fitted to the lower edge of said base-Tim u of the clothes-receptacle O, so that a tight joint is formed between the two by simply forcing` down the latter until 'said base-riln rests on the bottom of the boilcr, said baserimbeing made without Wiring, so as to be somevvh'at flexible for this purpose, While the Walls ot' the conduits, so as to inclose their.

extreme upper edge of said receptacle-body and at the same to allow water to escape downward therethrough freely, and to form a water-space of sufficient' depth below it during the Washing operation. It lnay be provided with a handle or handles extending above the upper clothes-line within the receptacle O, so as to provide for removing the clothes from the latter in bulk.

In use, the receptacle O being upon a table or otller convenient support, the boiler B upon the stove and supplied with the proper qualitity of water being heated, and the rack A within said receptacle,the clothes to be washed are soaped, folded with the soap inside, and laid in said receptacle until the lat-ter is about half full. Now, or in the case of flannels after the water in the boiler is boiling hot, the receptacle, with its contents, is introduced and the boiler-cover applied. The steam conined by the base-Tim a and the tightjoint at t, the lattr amply packed by the water, escapes for some time alone through the eonduits v and inlet-holes 3/ into the receptacle O above the clothes, enveloping and permeating them until they are heated to the temperature of boiling Water, or thereabout, liberating the dirt particles and admitting the soap into the eX- panded tibers ofthe clothes. Tllell the highlyheated water from below the bottom ot' the reeeptacle C pours in concentrated streams through the said inlet-holes upon the heated clothes, and through the latter and the rack A into the space below said rack, washing out the dirt and stains in its passagc through the clothes. Relatively cool Water passes meanwhile by gravity through the trap 'w into the steam-space below, keepingthe latter supplied, while the water-level, originally below the clothes-rack, as shown in lfig. 4, never rises above this within the clothes receptacle. Should the steam-pressure become eXcessive, lifting the boiler-cover, steam is permitted to cscape by opening the vent 8 more or less.

About twenty minutes7 boiling suftices for an -ordinary wash. The receptacle G,with its contents, may now be removed from the boiler B by means of its handles z to the table for the removal of the clothes, the water under the .V rack A escapin g as the receptacle is lifted, and

the boiler may now be used as a small tub, beingof a convenient shape; or the boilin g operation may of course be continued Withl more clothes.

The removed rack A and the emptied boiler B are obviously readily cleansed by rinsing and wiping, as are also the smooth interior and exterior surfaces of the receptacle O. To clean the water-passages of the latter the reeeptacle is iuverted, as shown in Fig. 2, and water is poured or allowed to flow into the space within the base-riln u, and thus through all the conduits v and inlet-holes y, and in inversc direction through the trap w, at one and the same time, rapidly and thoroughly clcansing each.

I am aware that the fountain principle on which my wash-boiler as a whole operates is old and well known, as are also removablelinings for fountain Wash-boilers and removable clothes-racks theref'or in many forms.

I claim as new and ot' my own invention- 1. The within-described sheet-metal clothesreceptacle, constructed with continuolls flaring sides, having inlet-holes at top, a bottom havling a central outlet-trap attached externally,

tapering external eonduits on all Sides formed by sectionaljackets attached eXternall y to said sides and an imperforate base-rim attached to the outcr Walls of said sectional jackets, substantially as shown, for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination, substantially as herein speciiied, of a wash-boiler having slightly-flaring'sides and a clothes-receptacle, forming a relnovable lining, constructed with a greater flarc and provided with inlet-holcs at top, tapering external couduits terminating at said inlets, an outlet in its bottom, and an iulperforate base-rim inclosing the lower ends of said eonduits and coacting with the sides and bottoln of the boiler at their intersection, substantially as shown, for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination, as herein specitied, of the clothes-rcceptaclc O, constructed with continuousflaring sides, having inlet-holes therein at top, a bottom provided with a central outlet-trap, tapering external eonduits on allsides, and an imperforate base-rim, substantially as shown, a wash-boiler, B, adapted to receive said clothes-receptacle upon its bottom, and a clothes-rack, A, adapted to support the clothes within said clothes-receptacle above the waterlevel, substautially as described, for the purposes set forth.

THEODORE F. TIMBY. Witnesses A J As. L. EWIN,

'JANIE KING EWIN. 

